Tecademics Review – Is it a Scam ?

Looking for an honest review of Tecadmics? You have come to the right place.

I used to have a free membership with Tecademics back when they had a free membership option, but a lot has changed since then and in this review, you will find out what Tecademics original vision was, what it became and what the future holds.

The brains behind Tecademics is Chris Record, he is a very successful internet marketer and has been hugely successful in the MLM industry. He was one of the top earners in the now infamous empower network and was also involved with Amway.

He has released some good digital products like Dark post profits which has received good reviews. After finding huge success with affiliate marketing he had a vision to create a hub where entrepreneurship and education could be infused together to bring about the ultimate place to learn and start a thriving online business.

This vision ended up being Tecademics.

It was a praiseworthy venture but as you shall see, it didn’t quite turn out how he had hoped.

What is Tecademics?

Tecademics is a so-called internet marketing college (that was its actual first name), its primary objective is to teach internet marketing, how to make money online and especially focusing on dropshippingand affiliate marketing.

The claim is that they will be bringing in the minds of the best internet entrepreneurs along with College educated professors to teach people how to become successful online business owners.

It opened to huge fanfare in the fall of 2016 and was supposed to take the internet marketing industry by storm. So many people were promoting it because of its lucrative affiliate program in which people could earn multiple thousands of pounds with one commission.

Its business model resembled that of an MLM and I was not a huge fan of this but I was excited about the overall system and the education it promised to bring.

They have a campus in Scottsdale, Arizona, and things looked to be going in the right direction. Chris had a lot of success as a Shopify affiliate and met up with reps from Shopify to see if they could form a special partnership with Tecademics.

This then lead to the Shopify 90-day challenge, a program in which students would be taught how to open and run a successful dropshipping business within 90 days. This had a whiff of a get rich quick scheme and it didn’t last very long.

Chris recruited serial entrepreneur Jim Piccolo to lead the Company, Jim led a real estate empire that was worth $100 million but that all came crashing down after the financial disaster of 2008. Jim Joined in early 2017 and by the end of 2017 or early 2018, Chris decided to leave, no one really knows the circumstances of his departure but he seems to have left on good terms.

Jim went on to make some radical changes to Tecademics, most of it I think was good ( he got rid of the get rich quick scheme vibe it gave off and the MLM recruitment scheme) but Tecademics overall fortunes seem to have taken a downturn.

At its height, it was getting more than 400k visitors a month, but now according to Serpstat, it barely gets 4k visitors.

With that being said, let’s take a look at what kind of education they offer.

Tecademics Courses

When I first wrote this review of Tecademics, they had four membership levels, one was free with lots of video tutorials about affiliate marketing and three other membership levels, they were;

There was also something called the eComincubator, a 12-month programme where students would have had to shell out $25,000 to spend a whole year at Tecademics Arizona facility and learn how to open and run an eCommerce store.

In my view, all the courses were overhyped and priced way above what they were really worth.

So I think it’s a good thing they have abandoned them.

They now offer 16 “paths” to success, each path is broken into 3 courses. They are called Foundational Course, Core course and Tactical course.

There are two additional courses, one is called Sprint course, this is like a condensed version of the first three courses and the other is an Optional course.

The 16 paths to success are as follows;

Agency Start-Up

Digital Asset Brokering

Digital Marketing For Entrepreneurs

Drone Pilot (That surprised me!!)

Ecom Foundations

Ecom Management

Ecom Mastery

Email Marketing

Facebook Ad Specialist

Lead Generation

Online Video Marketing Specialist

PPC

Print On Demand

SEO Strategist

Social Media Ad Specialist

Social Media Manager

As I mentioned,all these paths are broken into 3 courses,to give you an idea of what I mean,below are the courses that relate to the SEO Strategist path.

I have to say that they look to have produced a comprehensive curriculum for each subject and it is an improvement to what they offered before.

For the moment they seem to have discontinued their online learning platform as most of the courses will be taught at their Arizona facility.

This could change in the future,however, for now, it seems only those living in the US can enrol in their courses.

Also, the cost of each course is not publicly available,if you are interested you will have to chat with one of their student advisors.

Tuition Packages

They offer two tuition packages;

Monetise

Accelerate

Monetise is a 6-week programme at their Arizona facility consisting of 30 courses,that will show people who to build,grow and scale a digital business.

The Accelerate tuition package lets you choose 10 of the 30 courses,which you take over a 10-day period at their campus.

The difference between the two other than the number of courses and the time it takes is that with the Monetise tuition package you will learn every aspect of digital marketing.

With Accelerate,you only concentrate on a specific area of digital marketing.

Tecademics Affiliate Programme

The Tecademics affiliate programme seems to be have been discontinued, it used to have a multi-tier affiliate programme similar to that of how an MLM company structures their compensation plan.

However, abandoning this seems to be part of their restructuring under this new management.

I could be wrong, they may still have an affiliate programme, but the information is not publicly available on their website.

Final Thoughts

Is Tecademics a scam? No, it’s a company that provides learning opportunities for people looking to start an online business.

It has gone through some radical changes in its short history and with the departure of its founder, Chris Record, the company has little resemblance to what his original vision was,

They don’t have an online programme anymore and all of their classes take place at their Arizona campus. So,if you live outside of the US,I really wouldn’t recommend this.

If you live in the US, it could be worth a shot, however, the cost of the courses is not available on their site, so do your due diligence before enrolling.

Chris Record leaving was a disappointment, as I believed he was one of the driving forces behind Tecademics initial success. However, they have abandoned the MLM business model and their curriculum looks to be more comprehensive, which is a plus.

If you are looking to start a digital business, try my no.1 recommendation, unlike many other online training programs, this company has been helping people build successful online businesses for over 13 years.

They helped me stop looking for a quick and fast way to make money online ( there is no such thing, it takes hard work and a lot of time) and start building an online business that will last well into the future.

About The Author

Hi, my name is Minhaj and I run this site. I am an affiliate marketer, web designer and programmer. My main aim of this website is to show people how to start an online business through affiliate marketing although I do explore other options. I also hope to help people avoid falling into get rich quick schemes and scams that seem to be all over the web.If you have any questions or would like to contact me for anything relating to running an online business, contact me on info@paytoplayscam.com

98 Comments

Interesting review, providing ample warning to anyone on the cusp of joining up with them. I do feel extremely sorry for those sucked into these schemes. Your phrase – “I’ll admit one thing about these big hitters in the MLM industry, they know how to sell average products for above market price” – really does say all that is needed.

Unfortunately, this is the reason why the industry has such a bad name, people selling getting quick rich schemes by selling a dream. The price some of
the MLM schemes charge is ridiculous, I hope people are made aware before they part with their hard earned money for overpriced courses.

Great article and thanks for the heads up!
It makes complete sense why you would join MLM programs to confirm to us they are scams or just not worth the time.

So many self proclaimed “gurus” are taking people for a BIG ride, the only way they make their money is off of fools! Sorry to say it that way but I was one of them before I learned to recognize what is promising, what has potential and what smells rotten from a mile away.
Most scammers have a ‘instant gratification’ mentality and that’s why they do what they do without feeling guilty or the guilt only sets in after the damage was done.

Glad you enjoyed the article and you are so right, no MLM scheme is worth the hassle and deception.
I too have been deceived by these marketing companies and lost quite a bit of money.
Its why I always try to warn people getting into MLM schemes.

Very good review, I have been a part of several of these programs and realize that these types of business, in my opinion, is a pyramid scheme and those at the top get all of the good stuff, while it is possible for you to make some money yet is is not that easy and the way that you think. Thanks for providing such wonderful information.

Yup they are all pyramid schemes, to make any money with these MLM companies, you either have to join early or spend a lot of money for recruitment purposes.
And the educational material they provide is way overpriced. They make you think it’s so easy to make money online and when you join them, they teach you basic stuff that can be found anywhere online. MLM companies run deceiving advertising campaigns, I wish something was done about this.

Thanks Minhaj! There are a lot of scams out there, but there are also a lot of ‘legit’ platforms that will still take your money and leave you unsatisfied. It’s important to know that just because something is ‘real’, it doesn’t mean that it’s in your best interest.
Although the name Tecademics is catchy, that’s about it, and the price is STEEP! Wow! College prices without getting the college degree… no way. I appreciate that you give a reputable platform as an alternative.

Tecademics is a catchy name, but their advertising is so decitful and the material they provide is so generic. All the stuff on the free membership can easily be found om youtube. And then the paid services are way overpriced.
The two alternatives I mentioned are way better and nowhere near as expensive.

It sounds ridiculous to ask for that much money and to offer an E-commerce website and some tutorials… With $25,000, I am sure that I can pay someone to make my store… Let’s say that I would pay around $2000 for a great store and for the rest of the money I am sure that I could hire an SEO specialist, content writers and a social media expert to promote my store. I also believe that I will have left around $10,000 in order to pay for ads. What would you do with that cash?

The price is ridiculous, the alternative I mentioned (storecoach), they will build you a store for less than a $1000 and their SEO services (which are of the highest quality, as a previous premium member I read some of their stuff and it is awesome) will also cost you less than a thousand. Thats $2000 for a top quality store that has been optimised for top 10 ranking in google. Any extra costs are just to scale up your operartion. So the $25000 tecademics charge is truly ridiculous.

Oh wow, I had never heard of Tecademics. They are definitely way overpriced. As someone who has been in many MLM programs, I can say that I only made other people rich and never myself. WA is definitely a much much better choice for learning to be successful online. Great job on the site and explaining the pros and cons of Tecademics, very helpful information.

Hi Admin, and thank you for taking the time to research and write this. While I have been searching for a way to make money online, I encountered a few MLM sites. They always strike me as pyramid schemes, even though they may not be. I have plenty of friends and relatives trying to sell me stuff that way. Thanks to you, I can add Tecademics to my list of groups to avoid.

This is a good review with a honest opinion of what they do. But to take all MLM’s and label them scams is not right. There are companies that have been around 20 years or more and people made money and are still making money with them.

Yes most of them are not good and do nothing but sell high priced products but you cannot say that all of them are. The evidence does not support that. Yes you may have got into one that scammed you and you lost money but not all of them are that way.

I was careful not call tecademics a scam, even in my article exposing MLM companies I didn’t call them all scams. It’s their advertising and business model I find highly unethical.For me it really does not matter how long a company has been in business if their business ethics are questionable I would never get involved. All MLM advocates really should read Dr Jon.M Taylors book ‘Multi-Level Marketing unmasked’ its an eye opener.
All the best

Hey man I enjoyed your review, and I do agree with your opinion on MLMs. To me, MLMs are never scams, but they always have one thing in common which is false advertising when they claim that everyone can do it. This is simply not the case and those that are earning are as you’ve said, experienced or have a lot of money to spend on advertising. However, I do want to point out that anything with a free membership should be worth looking into, since it is free and I’m actually pretty glad that Tecademics has a free membership. I’ll check it out to see what’s up !

Thanks for the info given, glad that I have not purchased their plan yet! I agreed that there are a lot of MLM-liked schemes out there but I personally think MLM is not really a scheme by itself. Amway, for example, is a great example of a successful MLM company does not scam people. It is the people who implements MLM concept into scams.

hi Minhaj, I once came across this company but was not hooked because of its hefty tag price. I guess it was consumer psychology that led me to ignore it… usually, even if it is legit but if the offer is to pay a huge sum of money, my brain automatically rejects it. Now with your review, I shall look at it in pragmatic view. I’ll try to first understand it. Even with the huge amount to pay, I hope to be able to come into terms with it and maybe consider. Or maybe just go with free starter program. I have yet to decide. But thanks for this article. It made do a second look.

$25,000 dollars!?? Wow you know what you could do with that kind of money and actually be successful in online business? I hate never heard of this company but I am really glad that I don’t because I would seriously be asking if they are joking. I’m glad that you shed some truth about this company as so many people are becoming desperate for money they are willing to throw $25000 down the drain. Wow I’m glad there are better alternative out there that people can use.

Hi Mhinaj,
Great review article of this company. I saw their price levels are way too much let alone in peso currency. It seems without getting the highest price, you cannot get the complete pie of success. Obviously the target market of their niche are those people willing to shell out that much in exchange of what they could get in return. But for me success in any Online business do not depend on how much we spend on trainings. Making big money online takes time and motivation. Starting rhe right way is essential to success. Building first a solid foundation at reasonable price is a good start just like here at Wealthy Affiliate.
To add, MLM business model has been exploited and being use to take advantage people for the personal gains of the few. A good and legit MLM company must be product driven and not on recruitment. Though I agree that only 2% or less is making good money in any MLM business and its a fact. Majority are being hyped and mis informed. I became a member of a legit MLM company not because of the COMPLAN but because of the product and the benefits it gave to me and my family. I have this kind of emotional attachment with the product that is why I used to share the product instead of the opportunity. MLM is for everyone but not everyone is for MLM. You could be one of the top 2% at the expense of the remainder or you co